Azure Data Factory (ADF) is a cloud-based ETL service for data integration, composed of pipelines, activities, datasets, linked services, and integration runtimes, as detailed in Scribd and GeeksforGeeks. The service enables a typical workflow of ingesting, transforming, and publishing data, with monitoring available via Azure Data Factory Studio.
Azure Data Factory - Data Integration Service - Microsoft Azure
A pipeline is a logical grouping of activities. It is the processing unit of the factory. Just like a water pipe carries water from source to destination, an ADF pipeline carries data and defines the flow of execution. One pipeline can contain multiple activities.
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